Issue 001 of the /red report, a weekly review on taste and trends:
https://paragraph.xyz/@antimofm/rr1-1
I'd like to thank @markfishman and /firstdraft for the nudge to write this, just at the right time! This is free to read. I will add a /hypersub tier to gate future issues, but we're not there yet.
I like this idea: Make more time for great thoughts.
Great scientists: made time to carefully think about the most important problems
Average scientists: spent almost all of their time working without carefully considering the importance of problems
https://www.michaelmcguiness.com/great-thoughts-time/
OH at @usv: a new experiment where we invite @thelibrarian to join our conversations and share some of the themes with the world.
Week of July 29th, 2024:
Some people here and on X have expressed outrage at parts of the opening ceremony of the Olympics in France.
As someone who is both natively French and a "global citizen" (lived on four continents, visited 50 countries, expat for nearly 20 years), I wanted to share my dual perspective. My goal is not to pass judgment on Friday's performance, but rather set the cultural context in which it was delivered. So, don't shoot the messenger. Also, references are annotated in brackets like this: [i] for further reading at the end.
The TL;DR is that the French brand of secularism (laïcité) is unique, highly idiosyncratic, and part of the core identity of the French republic; it's understandable that it does not translate well to an international audience.
Now, onto the 🧵: 1/9
